UPDATE: Read our manual on How to submit your game: English / Russian

Gaijin Jam is a series of game jams supported by Gaijin Entertainment.

This hackathon – Gaijin Jam #2 'daScript' – is dedicated to developing computer games in daScript (Gaijin Entertainment's powerful scripting language) from March 1 to March 31.

It’s for hardcore programmers. It’s for tech artists. It’s for aspiring creators. And it’s for anyone who's ready to challenge their limits and be the first to explore new technology, either solo or with a team.

You have to register at our Discord to participate: https://discord.gg/WJrJX6wkv6 

Please join our Discord, send any message to @Gaijin Jam Bot and answer bot's questions. The bot will then assign you the “Gaijin Jam #2 'daScript'” role, giving you access to the Jam channels. 

If you submit project on itch.io but don't register via Discord bot, you won't be able to compete for prizes and your submission may be removed.

More information on the official website: https://gaijinjam.net/

Schedule

All times indicated are in UTC

February 23, 16:00 — Online lecture: "Basics of dasbox"

February 28, 16:00 — Livestream: The organizers answer your questions

March 1, 16:00 — Start of the jam!
Livestream: Opening speech and theme announcement

Join our Discord to create teams and communicate!

March 4, 16:00 — Livestream: "Answers to questions" part 1 of 3, with experts

March 11, 16:00 — Livestream: "Answers to questions" part 2 of 3, with experts

March 25, 16:00 — Livestream: "Answers to questions" part 3 of 3, with experts

March 31 — End of the jam!
16:00 — DEADLINE FOR GAME JAM SUBMISSIONS — please make sure your game is uploaded and submitted by this time!

17:00 — Closing livestream

March 31, 21:00 — Voting starts

April 2, 14:00 — Livestream: Gameplay and developer commentary, part 1 of 2

April 9, 14:00 — Livestream: Gameplay and developer commentary, part 2 of 2

April 14, 16:00 — Voting ends

April 15, 16:00 — Livestream: Awards ceremony

Gaijin Jam #2: Rules

1. You have to register in our Discord to participate:

Please join our Discord, send any message to @Gaijin Jam Bot and answer bot's questions. The bot will then assign you the “Gaijin Jam #2 'daScript'” role, giving you access to the Jam channels.

If you submit project on itch.io but don't register via Discord bot, you won't be able to compete for prizes and your submission may be removed.

2. You must use Gaijin tech:

You will be making a game using daScript (a powerful scripting language designed by Gaijin) and dasbox (a runtime environment for launching daScript applications).

3. No external or premade game engines, frameworks or libraries:

The goal of Gaijin Jam #2 is to make a game using daScript and dasbox. You may use the standard daScript libraries, and the facilities that dasbox provides, but nothing else.

4. You must publish your source code:

The source code of your game must be publicly accessible, so that both the judges and other participants can launch the project in dasbox and judge its quality. Your copyright remains your own.

5. You can include external content in your game:

By this, we mean things like 2D graphics, sounds, music, fonts, etc. You must have the legal right to use all the external content that you include in your game.

6. What game format to use, and where to upload it:

The game has to work with dasbox (ie. as a DAS file), be compatible with Windows 7 x64 (or newer), and the dasbox executable must be included. You will need to upload your game to itch.io, submitting it as a participant in the “Gaijin Jam #2” game jam. Make sure you specify the “Kind of project” dropdown as “Downloadable”!

7. How the categories will be rated:

The winners of the “Best Game” and “Best Gameplay” categories will be decided by the judges. All uploaded games will be judged for these two categories in a single round, without any preselection (that is, without filtering which games to judge beforehand).

The winners of the “Gaijin’s Choice” category will be decided by Gaijin Entertainment.

The winner of the “People’s Choice” category will be decided using public votes at itch.io.

8. Not all games are welcome:

Your game must be eligible to be streamed on Twitch, VK, YouTube, etc. As such, it must not include any elements banned by these services. Your game must not break the law, or incite hatred based on ethnicity, race, religion, or sexual orientation.